Map : EDUC 7101 Criticisms of Diffusion Research

1 EDUC 7101 Criticisms of Diffusion Research
Cynthia Harrison Mind Map Week Three Assignment EDUC 7101/8841 Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education Instructor: Dr. David Thornburg, Ph.D. June 20, 2009

1.1 Individual-Blame Bias
"The individual-blame bias, the tendencdy to hold an individual responsible for his or her problems, rather than the system of which the individual is a part" (Rogers, 2003). Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press.

1.1.1 Social Networking

1.1.1.1 Wikispaces

1.1.2 Digital Media

1.1.2.1 iPods

1.1.2.2 Cell Phones

1.1.2.3 PC Tablets

1.1.2.4 Interactive Whiteboards

1.2 Issue of Equality
"The issue of equality in the diffusion of innovations, as socioeconomic gaps among the members of a social system are often widened as a result of the spread of new ideas (Rogers, 2003)." Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press.

1.2.1 Digital Media

1.3 Pro-innovation Bias
"The pro-innovation bias, the implication of most diffusion research that an innovation should be diffused to and adopted by all members of a social system, that it should be diffused reapidly, and that the innovation sould be neither re-invented nor rejected" (Rogers, 2003). Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press.

1.3.1 Digital Media

1.3.2 Wikispaces

1.3.3 Social Networking

1.3.4 iPods

1.3.5 Cell Phones

1.4 Recall Problem
"The recall problem in diffusion research, which may lead to innaccuracies when respondents are asked to remember the time at which they adopted a new idea" (Rogers, 2003). Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press.

1.5 No Criticism